Improved pessary



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Letters Potent N 93,387,Zated Aug/115153, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concernl Be it known that I, DAVID l). YOUNG, ofDayton, in the county of Montgomery, in the State of Ohio, have inventeda new and improved Pessary; andv I do hereby declare that the followingis afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature ofmy invention consists in the construction of a wingedpessary, with an improved ad? justment; also, in attaching a spring usedto extend it, which requires, lult little compression to make it occupyless space.

To enable others skilled in tlie art to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The ligure represents the pessa-ry in perspective.

A A represent the two wings, which maybe constructed ofwood or othersuitable substance, and are connected together by metallic hinges, c c,iu the manner shown.

Eaeh'of the wings has an orifice for the escape of cxcretions. Thehinges are riveted to the wings, and the parts of the hinge are held bythe threaded rod o, which is riveted atone end, and the other endterminates in a slotted head.

On this rod isv placed thc nut n, which nut occupies the rear spacebetween the wings.

This space has an inclination inward from the bottorn toward the top, iuthe position in which the pessary is shown. v

By applying. a screw-drivel'V to the rod, the nut is moved to anyposition desirable, and by this `mea-ns the relative position of thewings is determined.

On the backis attached' a sheet of rubber, m, indicated by dotted lines,which is attached to .the wings by two metallic plates, c @,-which arescrewed firmly on to the rubber.

The ofice ofthisrubber is to extend thevngs.

A metallic spring, properly 'protected from oxidation, may bcsubstituted for the rubber,tl`1e position of which is indicated at d.

c A cord, B, is attached to the rear whichit may-be withdrawn.

To introduce the pessary into the vagina, the wings are broughttogether, and when released, the wings extend to the point ofadjustment, which is varied as the conditions may require The hingedadjustment may be used wherever it is desirable to limit the movement ofdoors, shutters, &c.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

of the nut, by

1. The improved pessary, constructed substantially as described.

2. lhe hinged adjustment, composed of the hinges c c,4 nut n., and rodo, constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for thepurposes specified DAVID D. YOUNG. Witnesses DANL. YOUNG, l. PIOKERINGS

